Wonder Boys swat Weevils 38-31BY SEAN INGRAM sean@couriernews.com It's always an entertaining football game when the University of Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils get together with the Arkansas Tech University Wonder Boys. Trailing 31-17, UAM scored twice late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to get within a touchdown of ATU. But the Wonder Boys held off the Weevils' late charge, despite being held scoreless in the fourth quarter, and went on to claim a 38-31 ...

ATU athletic facilities staffer saves lifeRegular visitors to Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field or Tucker Coliseum know Judie Dyer from her role as a member of the athletic facilities staff at Arkansas Tech University. One person knows Dyer as something even more — a lifesaver. Dyer was recently recognized by the Russellville Fire Department (RFD) for her role in saving the life of a fellow diner at a local restaurant. In a letter from Capt. Christopher Vick of the RFD, Dyer was commende...

Fredensborg earns academic All-District honorOn the heels of a sophomore season where she earned first team all-Great American Conference honors, junior golfer Caroline Fredensborg has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team. As a result of her first team selection, Fredensborg’s name will advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first-, second-, and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month. To be eligible for consideration,...

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Golden Suns prepare for super regionalThere are more than 275 NCAA Division II softball programs. Of those, only 64 qualified for the 2016 NCAA Tournament and only 16 have advanced to super regional competition with their dreams of a national championship intact. Two of the 16 remaining teams are from Arkansas, and they will meet for a best-of-three games series at the Chartwells Women’s Sports Complex in Russellville on Wednesday, May 11, and Thursday, May 12, with a berth in the...

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Wonder Boys upset Bulldogs, advance in GAC TournamentWEATHERFORD, Okla. — The eight-seed Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (23-29) will advance to Arkadelphia in the Great American Conference Tournament after upsetting top-seeded Southwestern Oklahoma (33-15) for the second day in a row, topping the Bulldogs 13-6 Saturday afternoon in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The Wonder Boys rallied from a 6-2 deficit, scoring 11 unanswered runs in the final four frames. Down 6-5 in the seventh inning with t...

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Loved ones launch Chad Wise Memorial ScholarshipJoe Bob Wise struggled to talk about his son, Chad Wise, who passed away on April 22. Not that long ago, Chad’s prowess on the basketball court at Atkins High School was all anyone interested in the program could talk about. Wise, who described his son as a “gym rat,” said he still remembered how he had to sneak out the door for basketball practice to keep Chad, who was a toddler at the time, from trying to come with him. “He always wanted to ...

Two Tech golfers qualify for DII NationalsArkansas Tech University’s Bryce Burke and Caroline Fredensborg have both played their way into the national finals of the 2016 NCAA Division II Golf Championships. Burke, a freshman from Johannesburg, South Africa, fired rounds of 72-75-73 Monday through Wednesday at the men’s NCAA Division II Midwest/Central Regional in Allendale, Mich. His 54-hole total of 220 was good for a share of third place in the individual standings and an individual...

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ATU softball moves up to 7th on pollLOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (46-9) moved up one spot to No. 7 this week in the final NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll of 2016 on Wednesday. The Golden Suns finished regular season and Great American Conference tournament play with a 46-9 record and locked up the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Central Regional. Arkansas Tech will host the regional starting on Thursday, May 5. No. 4 seed Minnesota State...

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Wonder Boys drop game to BisonsSEARCY – The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (21-29, 12-21 Great American Conference) lost the series finale to Harding (24-26, 15-18 GAC) 1-0 in 11 innings Monday afternoon in Searcy. Next Up The Wonder Boys will now move on to play in the GAC Tournament and will travel to face either Arkansas-Monticello or Southwestern Oklahoma in the first round. Scoring Plays HU 11th - H. Hunter doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 BFK); Z. Stewart a...

Golden Suns golf in top spot after day oneAXTELL, Neb. — The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns golf team closed out the day in sixth place, shooting a first round 303 (+15) upon completing the first round of the NCAA Division II Central Regional Championship Monday afternoon at the Awarii Dunes Golf Course in Axtell, Nebraska. The Golden Suns are six strokes back of tournament leaders Central Oklahoma and Missouri Western who each shot a first round 297. Caroline Fredensborg paced Tech with a...

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Tech to host Central Region Softball ChampionshipsThe No. 8 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (46-9) will play in its second consecutive NCAA tournament, and for the first time has been selected as a regional championship host, the NCAA announced Monday. Eight teams from the Central Region have been selected for postseason play, with four teams headed to Russellville and four teams headed to Magnolia for a split regional. Tech will host Minnesota State, Northwest Missouri State, and Upp...

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Wonder Boys lock up tourney spotThe Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (21-28, 12-20 Great American Conference) locked up a spot in the GAC Tournament with a doubleheader split against Harding (22-25, 13-17 GAC) on Sunday. The Wonder Boys defeated the Bisons 5-4 in 10 innings of the opening game of the doubleheader before dropping the nightcap 2-1. With the split and a Henderson State win over Ouachita Baptist today, the Wonder Boys have locked up the No. 8 spot in the ...

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Wonder Boys in 3rd after opening round of GACATU Athletic Communication HOT SPRINGS — Julio Arguelles shot an opening round 72 and Dylan Lovell fired a 73 to led the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys golf team to a third-place finish after the first round of the Great American Conference Championships Sunday afternoon at the Hot Springs Country Club. The Wonder Boys are just five strokes back of tourney leader Henderson State and two strokes back of Southern Arkansas in second. Golden Suns in th...

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Golden Suns clinch GAC with DH sweepThe Arkansas Tech offense erupted, hitting five home runs, while Jalissa Gum, Morgan Vaughan, and Kelsie Barker combined to throw 12 scoreless innings to lead the No. 8 Golden Suns (43-6, 33-5 Great American Conference) captured the outright GAC regular-season title with a doubleheader sweep of Northwestern Oklahoma (10-40, 8-32 GAC), winning the opener 8-0 and the finale 5-0. With the wins, the Golden Suns have set a new single-season program...

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Tech golfers compete in regionalINDIANAPOLIS — The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys golf team has been selected to compete in the NCAA D-II Central/Midwest Regional tournament for the fourth consecutive year. The championship will be played May 2-4 in Allendale, Michigan, at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University. The Wonder Boys have now qualified for four NCAA tournament appearances in head coach Luke Calcatera’s six years at the helm of the program. Arkansas Tech has finis...

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Genz, Huff win Tucker and Falls AwardsLogan Genz and Katie Huff were announced as the top senior student-athletes at Arkansas Tech University for the 2015-16 academic year during an end-of-year banquet hosted by the Department of Athletics at Tucker Coliseum on Wednesday, April 13. Genz, a four-year football letterman from West Fork, received the John Tucker Award as the most outstanding senior male student-athlete. Huff, a four-year volleyball letter winner from Springdale, was p...

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Tech volleyball adds four newcomers for 2016Arkansas Tech Golden Suns head volleyball coach Kristy Bayer announced the addition of four women who will play for the Golden Suns beginning in the 2016 season. Amanda Milnick, Lauren Rodemers, Sarah Rosinke and Tabitha Spray will all join the Arkansas Tech volleyball program to compete this fall. These signings are in addition to the signings of Allie Anderson, Kenzie Dozier, Emily Harp and Ellie Perkins in December. “Combined with the first...

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Golden Suns softball ranked 8thAfter a 3-1 week, the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team remains in the Top 10 of the NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, checking in at No. 8 in this week’s poll announced Wednesday. Tech drops one spot from last week’s No. 7 ranking, finishing the week with 288 points in the poll – eight points behind No. 7 Saint Leo and nine points ahead of No. 9 California (Pa.). The poll reflects games played through April 17. The Golden Suns concl...

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Thompson to cheer at U of AArkansas Razorbacks cheerleader and former Arkansas Tech University (ATU) cheerleader K.J. Thompson still remembers his first time watching the Razorbacks play in the eighth grade. Thompson laughed, “It sounds funny, but I used to pray that I’d be a Razorbacks cheerleader one day. I really did. Back then I didn’t know that much about the Razorbacks, but I loved the atmosphere. Seeing the cheerleaders is what made me want to cheer.” Thompson in...

Gum earns second Pitcher of the Week nodAfter yet another outstanding week in the pitcher’s circle, Arkansas Tech pitcher Jalissa Gum was honored by the Great American Conference as the league’s Pitcher of the Week for the second consecutive week, the conference office announced Monday. Gum played a key role in the No. 7 Golden Suns’ three wins over the past week, opening by not allowing an earned run in six innings of work against Harding. Gum drew the start in the series opener at...

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